Daily Current Affairs 11 July 2019

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This post contains important current affairs of 11 July 2019. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 11 July 2019. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 11 July 2019 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Indian Naval Ship Tarkash

Indian Naval Ship Tarkash has arrived at Tangier, Morocco.

It will carry out a Passage Exercise with ships of Royal Moroccan Navy.

INS Tarkash is the second Teg-class frigate constructed for the Indian Navy.

Morocco: Capital: Rabat || Currency: Moroccan dirham

2. ‘Best Innovation Award’ in Indian Railways

‘Northeast Frontier Railway’ has been awarded ‘Best Innovation Award’ in Indian Railways for its ‘Plan Bee’ initiative.

‘Plan Bee’ keeps wild elephants away from train tracks.

3. ‘Sah-Beej’ Seeds

State Cooperative Seed Federation of Madhya Pradesh is going to produce high quality seeds branded as ‘Sah-Beej’.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is an Indian state-owned telecommunications company headquartered in New Delhi.

CEO: Anupam Shrivastava

International News

1. World Population Day

World Population day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.

The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989.

India to beat China to become world’s most populous country by 2027.

2. Force Commander of UN Mission in South Sudan

Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar of India has assumed the charge as Force Commander of United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization tasked with maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international co-operation, and being a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

Movie ‘Gully Boy’ has been awarded ‘Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema’ Award (NETPAC Award) at 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea.

Director: Zoya Akhtar

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Bucheon, South Korea.

Business News

1. FanMojo’s New Brand Ambassador

FanMojo has appointed Cricketer Prithvi Shaw as Its Brand Ambassador.

Prithvi Pankaj Shaw is an Indian cricketer and former India national under-19 cricket team captain.

Fanmojo.in is a e-sports venture where users play skill based games as a Fantacy Cricket.

2. New CEO of Vodafone Business

Vinod Kumar Has Been Appointed CEO Of Vodafone Business

Vodafone Business Services (VBS) is the enterprise arm of Vodafone.

Vodafone plc is a British multinational telecommunications conglomerate with headquarters in London and Newbury, Berkshire.

It predominantly operates services in the regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. Among mobile operator groups globally, Vodafone ranked 4th in the number of mobile customers as of 2018.

Nick Read is a British businessman, and the CEO Vodafone Group.

3. Project ‘Utkarsh 2022’

RBI has finalised a three-year roadmap for medium term objective of Project ‘Utkarsh 2022’.

Objective: Strengthening the regulatory and supervisory mechanism of RBI.

The Reserve Bank of India is India’s central banking institution, which controls the issuance and supply of the Indian rupee. Until the Monetary Policy Committee was established in 2016, it also controlled monetary policy in India.